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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Mobile Phone
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It's got a huge screen and it's just plain big, but is the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 the right phone for you? Find out in our review.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 9.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz
N/A
1.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 855Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory1.5GB6 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size6.3 in6.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px2520 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Super LCD
N/A
TN TFT
Pixel density233.0 ppi
N/A
441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRnoyesno
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesSmile shutteryes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/3.4"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
78.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
130.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
45.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Face detectionyesSmile shutteryes
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
128 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Black
Black
  • Black
  • Purple
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Gorilla glass 6
  • Metal
  • Metal frame
Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.6 in6.22 in5.47 in
Width3.47 in2.68 in2.79 in
Depth0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in
Weight7.02 oz5.78 oz5.15 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputMHL
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3200.0 mAh3140.0 mAh2330.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h510.0 h550.0 h
Talk time17.0 h22.5 h11.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
no

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